Amazing Facts about India's Most Expensive Official Residence

Fact #6

The lavish residence has a lavish Banquet Hall that can accommodate 104 people at a time

The amazing Rashtrapati Bhavan features a lavish Banquet Hall, Durbar Hall, Ashoka Hall, Marble Hall, North Drawing Room and Nalanda Suite which are renowned for its grandeur and aesthetics. The lavish Banquet Hall can accommodate 104 people at a time and the Ashoka Hall bestows the feel of a large jewel box. Compared to other halls and chambers, the Ashoka Hall has a painted ceiling in Persian style, which depicts a royal hunting expedition. In addition, the palatial residence has a Yellow Drawing Room which is used for smaller state functions and has nine tennis courts, a polo ground, a 14-hole golf course and a cricket field.